Pages

3.12.11

Emmanuel, God With Us.

What a great comfort this glorious name is, what a hope to rest upon. It is God himself who is with us, not a mere human that sins and fails us, not an angel, not a force, not a perishable thing, but God himself! God with us!

The same God, that spoke in the Old Testament to Moses though a burning bush, who delivered Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego from the fiery furnace, who covered Elijah’s wet altar with fire; the same God who spoke to Noah and save him and his family from the flood; who delivered His people out of Egypt, who spoke through prophets; that same God made himself man, to come to this earth which He created, to take the form of sinful sinners like us, deserving nothing but God’s wrath.

God With Us. He came as a man and knows our every emotion, temptations, trials, He knows our needs and wants. He knows. He lived among us! What a blessed assurance it is that Emmanuel is His name. And with that, we know that He was with us, and He is with us, and He will be with us forever and ever. We can rest assured in this name, love it and worship it. We can and should adore this God who is With Us.

Jesus came, healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, forgave sins, and raised people from the dead, all these miracles speak of who He is. He is God With Us giving us sight, forgiving our sins, giving us life. We can rest assured that He is with us and we can rest in His good and eternal plan for us. We can rest assured that when troubles come, tragedies hit us, and temptations come our way, He is with us.He will give us the grace needed at the time. He will not leave us or forsake us, because His name is: Emmanuel!

God With Us. Saving us! When he was suffering the death of the cross and our sins were being paid for, there He was, God With Us, suffering the punishment reserved for us. He is our only hope for Salvation, our only garment to put on to present ourselves before our Father one day. And in that day, when we will present ourselves before the Throne of God, Christ will be there as well. The great Emmanuel.

“O beloved! what an assuring and comforting truth is this- God with us! Now we feel equal to every service, prepared for every trial, armed for every assault. Deity is our shield, Deity is our arm, Deity is our Father and our Friend. We deal with the Divine. Deity has died for us, has atoned for us, has saved us, and will bring us safely to the realms of bliss.” – Octavius Winslow.

What a blessed name. His Name is above all names.

May God make us feel the need of Him, of Him being with us. That we may not be content with thinking we are doing OK on our own. We need Him, we need Him to be with us. Let’s learn to live in an atmosphere of godliness, knowing that we can pray to Him at all times, that He hears our prayers. Let us practice being in His presence as we prepare our souls to be with Him forever! What a privilege to be allowed in His house and dwell with Emmanuel forever. What a privilege and an unquenchable desire to enter through his gates with thanksgiving.

“God, in the infinite counsels of His own mind, resolved upon the salvation of His eternally chosen and loved people. He saw that there was no eye to pity them, and no arm to save them. He resolved upon our salvation, embarked in it, accomplished it; and eternity, as it rolls upon its axis, will magnify His name, and show forth His praise.” Octavius Winslow.

Norma

About the Author: Norma Tochijara lives with her family in Montreal Quebec. She and her husband have been married for almost 17 years. They have 2 sons, and 1 daughter who, a few months ago, went home to be with the Lord. Norma and her family attend a Reformed Presbyterian Church and she is in the process of learning and being transformed to be more like Jesus. Norma blogs at Reduce Me to Love.

To Be Encouraged...

“It comes the very moment you wake up each morning. All your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists simply in shoving them all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in.” ~C.S. Lewis

You can subscribe to receive the almost-daily entries in your favorite reader, or you can become a sojourner; join me on this journey at the right bottom of the page, where it says "sojourners". I would love to "see" your face there.

Thank you for visiting!

I am a contributor here...

Words I Like

Who is Becky?

Becky

If I am happy it is because of God!
God, in His sovereign grace, has called me out of darkness into His Admirable light. He has opened my eyes and has shown me the way to Eternal Life. He has set my feet on a journey, and now I am walking Daily on My Way to Heaven.
I did not find Jesus, He found me. I did not seek Him, yet He called me. I did not love Him, yet He loved me. I deserved death and He gave me Life.
This is the place where I keep a journal of my life under His sun and by His grace!

Borrowed Words

"It becomes us to spend this life only as a journey toward heaven... to which we should subordinate all other concerns of life. Why should we labor for or set our hearts on anything else, but that which is our proper end and true happiness?"

Jonathan Edwards

"I am still pondering God's greatness in His creation. I have so many questions that I would like to ask the Lord about the universe, creation, the fall of man... But when I'm in heaven, I wonder if I will even remember them. At that time, being in the presence of God will be enough. I'm thankful that I can look forward to that day."

“Heaven is not here, it’s There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next. God is forever luring us up and away from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom, where we will certainly find what we so keenly long for.”

- Elisabeth Elliot, Keep a Quiet Heart

May I kindly ask, if you wish to use any image or text from this space to email me to get written permission? These are our family pics. Our journal in pixels and few words.Thank you.

-All photos and words on this website are protected by copyright. Do not download for use in anyway without consent. -